Veil



. Once lost the Patented Mar. 28, 1933 MILTON J. HINLELN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA VEIL Application filed May 18, 1932. Serial No. 611,976.

My invention relates particularly to veils such as are commonly worn by women to cover or partially cover the face and hold the hair in position.

The main object ofthe invention is to provide a veil which is comfortable and attractive and which will permanently retain its fresh and snappy appearance regardless of wear and weather conditions.

Another object is-to provide a veil which is resilient and yet can be draped and will hold its shape under all ordinary conditions.

Another object is to provide a veil of the foregoing character which can be made by machines and heretofore in veils.

In the form shown the veil consists of a loosely knitted fabric formed principally of fine threads of a non-metallic weatherproof material such as pyroxaline, has been found, to have peculiar and unex. pected characteristics and advantages as aplied to the construction of veils. ore it has been customary to manufacture veils, hair nets and the. like of human hair, silk and other fibres and metal. All ofthese materials have their own peculiar disadvantages.

uman hair is,of course, extremely fragile and to many people objectionable for sanitary reasons. Veils formed of silk and other fibres, of course, must .be treated with some sort of sizing in order to provide stiffness suflicient to hold the fabric extended. This sizing is badly affected by dampness. shape and the fresh and stiff appearance of the veil are never regained. Wire mesh-work is, of course, harsh and disagreeable to the touch and is either too stiff or subject to permanent bending and distortio I have discovered that most attractive veils may be made of pyroxaline threads and the the manufacture of ordinary like, fabricated according to any desired design or pattern.

The veil may be embodied in any suitable open-mesh design, one of which is shown, together with a detail of one form of modifi- 0 cation.

of material processes commonly employed which material Heretospaced apart from the face.

Fig. 1 is a view largely diagrammatic showing one design of the veil embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view of a fragment of a veil on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a viewof a fragment of another modification of veiling.

In the form shown in Fig. 1 the veil consists of horizontal and vertical members all formed such as pyroxaline. The fabric is designed for convenient manufacture on machines commonly known as flat knitters but it should be understood that any suitable type of machine may be employed.

The horizontal members 5, 6, 7, etc., as shown are in the form of chains spaced apart at suitable distances vertically and connected by strands 8 which are passed back and forth between the chains 'and looped or woven as at 9 through the respective chains so as to hold the loops in position and to maintain the chains spaced apart to produce the necessary open-mesh.

The threads maybe softened to facilitate working in the machine but when they are dry the threads are very resilient and yet will not take a permanent set when bent.

The finished veil will stretch quite readily both longitudinally and vertically so that it accommodates itself readilyto use and facilitates draping in an ornamental manner. The fabric, however, is sufliciently stifi' so that it can be supported along the upper edge and the lower edge will hold its shape The material being moisture-proof or weather-proof maintains a fresh and neat appearance indefinitely.

A draw string or cord 10 may be interwoven with one or both edges of the veil to facilitate its attachment and adjustment to the hair or to a hat.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the horizontal strands or members of the veil are shown connected by members 11 and 12 whichare connected criss-cross between the chains so as to give additional stiffness and produce a different ornamental effect.

.It should be understood that additional elements such as 13 may be applied in differing designs for the purpose of ornamenting any part of the veil. In fact, other threads may be interwoven or knitted with the pyroxaline threads if desired.

In any case, however, there should be sufficient pyroxaline threads to produce the necessary resilient body or skeleton to the veil so that no matter how wet the veil may get it will not lose its shape.

While the size of the thread employedin knitting these veils is not critical, it should be for practical purposes very fine to facilitate manufacture and to produce the desired permanently resilient product of suitable design. I have found that a thread of 300 denier is satisfactory and produces a veil of substantial strength entirely suitable for ordinary use.

I claim:

1. A veil formed principally of pyroxaline threads knitted into a loose open-work fabric.

2. A veil formed of waterproof threads of pyroxaline and consisting of sets of intersecting horizontal andvertical members, the members of at least one set of such members being composed of knitted chains.

3. A veil formed of waterproof threads of pyroxaline and consisting of sets of intersecting horizontal and vertical members, the members of at least one set of such members being composed of knitted chains and the other members including the sides of loops interlocked with the chains.

4. A veil formed of horizontal resilient knitted chains and pyroxaline loops inter: locked with the chains and having vertical-- side members connecting adjacent chains.

5. A resilient open meshwork face veil formed of weather-proof threads of pyroxaline, the threadsrunning in the same direction in the fabric being interlooped so as to maintain the open meshwork arrangement but permit temporary shaping of the veil to the face without taking a permanent set..

MILTON J. HINLEIN. 

